diff --git a/pkg/archive/copy.go b/pkg/archive/copy.go
index 0614c67cec..5281e29d18 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/copy.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/copy.go
@@ -332,6 +332,9 @@ func RebaseArchiveEntries(srcContent io.Reader, oldBase, newBase string) io.Read
 			}
 
 			hdr.Name = strings.Replace(hdr.Name, oldBase, newBase, 1)
+			if hdr.Typeflag == tar.TypeLink {
+				hdr.Linkname = strings.Replace(hdr.Linkname, oldBase, newBase, 1)
+			}
 
 			if err = rebasedTar.WriteHeader(hdr); err != nil {
 				w.CloseWithError(err)